Synonyms for crooked
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : krook-id for 1–4, 6; krookt for 5 |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrʊk ɪd for 1–4, 6; krʊkt for 5 |
Top 10 synonyms for crooked Other synonyms for the word crooked
- agee
- anfractuous
- angular
- asymmetric
- awry
- bowed
- catawampus
- circuitous
- cockeyed
- contorted
- crafty
- criminal
- crippled
- deformed
- deviating
- disfigured
- dishonorable
- distorted
- double-dealing
- dubious
- hooked
- illegal
- incurving
- indirect
- iniquitous
- irregular
- kinky
- knurly
- lopsided
- lying
- misshapen
- nefarious
- not straight
- oblique
- out of shape
- questionable
- rambling
- roundabout
- ruthless
- screwy
- shady
- shifty
- sinuous
- skewed
- slanted
- snaky
- spiral
- suborned
- tilted
- topsy-turvy
- tortile
- tortuous
- treacherous
- twisted
- twisting
- underhand
- uneven
- unlawful
- unprincipled
- unscrupulous
- untruthful
- warped
- winding
- zigzag
Définition of crooked
Origin :- early 13c., "hook-shaped instrument or weapon," from Old Norse krokr "hook, corner," cognate with Old High German kracho "hooked tool," of obscure origin but perhaps related to a widespread group of Germanic kr- words meaning "bent, hooked." Meaning "swindler" is American English, 1879, from crooked in figurative sense of "dishonest" (1708). Crook "dishonest trick" was in Middle English.
- adj bent, angled
- adj evil, corrupt
- "You must have crooked ways to catch crooks, believe me," he said cheerfully.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I am a mud-head myself to think a crooked rod could save them.'
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- We had had nothing much since leaving the camp at Crooked Water.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- "Crooked as a dog's hind legs," snarled Lewis, biting viciously at his cigar.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Why, John, when you brought him home you said he was crooked.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- My own opinion is that the most of the talk we hear about crooked racing is simply talk.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- "You're lookin' at this," said he, running his finger down the crooked seam.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- "You were right," affirmed Kirkwood, with a rueful and crooked smile.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- In fact, Gryphus was beginning to dig the soil with his crooked fingers.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- Compared with the telegraph post the pines were crooked—and alive.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
Antonyms for crooked
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